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2012 Season, February

Blog: Jake's Farm   -   Friday February 10, 2012   -   By Chris

We survived 2011! As many of our loyal customers already know, last year was a disaster and went down in the history books as the worst growing season ever on our farm. It was very disheartning to watch foliar diseases destroy our tomatoes while helplessly...

Duck eggs vs Chicken eggs

Blog: Evergreen Acres Goat Farm   -   Sunday January 29, 2012   -   By Goat Lady

Duck Eggs are an Alkaline producing food - Anti cancer food - much better Farm Fresh eggs with a rich smooth orange yolk whether Chicken eggs or Duck eggs will surprise you if you have only experienced the colorless and flavorless supermarket...

Fresh, New Items From the Farm :)

Blog: Texas Herb Company   -   Thursday January 19, 2012   -   By Petra

Greetings to Everyone :0 ) What a beautiful day it is. The weather here in Texas is quite warm for this time of year which makes it great to get some mid harvesting done on our herbs since we had such a drought this summer. I added fresh new...

It may be cold outside, but our plants are toasty ...

Blog: Summer Roots   -   Sunday January 15, 2012   -   By Heather

This year we restored a greenhouse on the property. What a job that was, especially with the high winds that roar down the backside of the Smoky Mountains from the north. After coming off several times, we used strips of wood to frame in the plastic liner....

Happy New Years

Blog: Smith's Family Farm   -   Tuesday January 03, 2012   -   By Mike

Another year begins. As we go thru the winter we are in the process of making decisions on which crops to plant for the year. The month of January is a busy month. We will cover the greenhouse and begin our seedlings for spring time transplanting. Some early...

What's the difference between Organic and Natural?...

Blog: Spices and Herbs by Elaynn   -   Sunday December 18, 2011   -   By Elaynn

  Sometimes we see labels on products that will say 100% organic or 100% natural or 100% organic and natural. Obviously, if we are using both words, organic and natural, they are not interchangeable. But, in a nutshell, what really is the...

Mmmm.... peppers

Blog: Liz and Paul's Farm   -   Thursday December 08, 2011   -   By Paul

  Tis the season to catch up on blog posts. And dream about summer! We have been growing "Ace" peppers for a long time, while trialing other varieties. No other variety has produced as well. 

Mmmm.... garlic

Blog: Liz and Paul's Farm   -   Wednesday December 07, 2011   -   By Paul

  I took this picture for a wholesale buyer in the twin cities, who wanted to see what she was getting into before she said yes. 

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Winter time and the living is easy?

Blog: The Shady Grove Farm   -   Wednesday November 30, 2011   -   By Steven

Just a quick introductory blog post to start out our Local Harvest Blog. Go to our website for more info and our formal blog www.stevemoize.com the site is new as of late November 2011, so be patient.  We lost our old web address, somehow it was...

Baby Bio-ponic Veggies for your farm or garden

Blog: Rancho Organica   -   Tuesday November 29, 2011   -   By Matthew

New startup business for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties; Custom grower of baby Organic Bio-ponic baby veggies- using organic potting soil, bio-dynamic compost (Malibu) Organic starter fertilizer, compost tea and Organic only seed from reputable seed...

Help Save an Organic Farm

Blog: Miolea Organic Farm   -   Thursday November 10, 2011   -   By Brian

Farmers just amaze me.  Their ability, knowledge, skills, metal and perserverance is astounding.  Then throw on a dose of private interests mixed with local governement and you really find out what a farmer is made of when faced with the...

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Winter coming...

Blog: Big Valley Ranch   -   Tuesday November 01, 2011   -   By Desiree

Nov 1, 2011 With winter coming on we will still do what growing we can. We still have a few carrots in the ground and the Swiss Chard after being divided is coming on strong. The rhubarb has done well all the year and needs to be divided...

Hypocrisy at its best

Blog: Miolea Organic Farm   -   Sunday October 30, 2011   -   By Brian

How can you talk about sustainable farming and buying local for young children during a press event creating a "County Food Council" and at the same time try extinguishing one of the oldest organic farms in your county.  Follow this link....

A New Farm In Cental Ohio

Blog: Harbridge Farms   -   Friday September 23, 2011   -   By Stephen

Hi, I wanted to introduce our farm to the local community by starting up our Blog.   My wife and I started our small farm earlier this year. We grow as close to a natural organic practice as possible.   Our goal...

Visualizations of an URBAN FARMER with an ORGANIC ...

Blog: Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Friday September 16, 2011   -   By Tony

I am sending the VIRTUAL WORD  out to the ACTUAL WORLD  : I have an ORGANIC  Dream . I am looking for fertile land   to  sow my seeds on and may be more... A rustic old fashioned barn and a...

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Learning HOW to GARDEN the ORGANIC WAY .Grow a GAR...

Blog: Alternative Community Farmer/WPB.FL   -   Friday September 16, 2011   -   By Tony

Organically speaking , in order to learn HOW to grow your own food NATURALLY, you must first shift your mind ,body and spirit into the ORGANIC gear mode! Nature grows fruits and vegetables in a PROCESS.So , you need to slow down and be patient...

Bringing in Fall at the Williamsburg Farmers Marke...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Thursday September 08, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, September 10 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m. Jean Monaco of MARTINS will be at the Chefs Tent at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. The Master Gardeners will attend and the Runaway String Band will perform from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.. Apples, pork, organic...

Grow Vegetables in a Hay Bale Garden

Blog: Freedom To Grow Our Own Food   -   Monday September 05, 2011   -   By Jason

Here in South Florida I use hay bales and it works great. Here is the method. Set up an area with about eight bales close together. Water the bales well then spread composted manure evenly over the surface. Water the manure and then spread garden soil evenly...

Labor Day Gathering at the Williamsburg Farmers Ma...

Blog: Williamsburg Farmers Market   -   Tuesday August 30, 2011   -   By WFM

Saturday, September 3 8:00 a.m. – 12 p.m.   The final presentation in the Discover You Can series will feature apple sauce. The Master Naturalists will attend and David Moran will perform 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.. Apples, pork, organic...

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